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The More Electric Aircraft: Technology and challenges.
Patrick Wheeler,Sergei Bozhko +1 more
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The importance of power electronics as an enabling technology for this step change in aircraft design is considered, and examples of typical system designs are discussed in this article, as well as the exciting future challenges for the aerospace industry.Abstract:
The More Electric Aircraft concept offers many potential benefits in the design and efficiency of future large, manned aircraft. In this article, typical ?aircraft electrical power systems and associated loads are described as well as the exciting future challenges for the aerospace industry. The importance of power electronics as an enabling technology for this step change in aircraft design is considered, and examples of typical system designs are discussed.read more
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Using DC–DC Converters as Active Harmonic Suppression Device for More Electric Aircraft Applications
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors proposed an innovative modulation scheme that enables using a buckboost dc-dc converter as a harmonic absorber, which can be used to cancel harmonics from other converters on a common dc bus.
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Stability and Control for Buck–Boost Converter for Aeronautic Power Management
Antonio Russo,Alberto Cavallo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , stability analysis and control of a buck-boost converter for aeronautic applications are presented, and a novel control design based on second order sliding mode control and uniting control, aimed at overcoming the difficulties generated by the nonlinear input gain function of the system not being sign definite, is presented.
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More Electric Aircraft Fault Current Protection: A Review
TL;DR: In this article, the main challenges for improving the reliability of the distribution system in MEA based on protection functions such as fuses, circuit breakers, and fault current limiters are discussed.
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One-Kilohertz Fundamental Frequency Operation of a SiC Power Converter for Future Aircraft System
TL;DR: In this paper, a three-phase two-level high-power-density inverter operating at 1-kHz fundamental frequency and 100-kHz switching frequency under dynamic loads is presented.
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More-electric aircraft-system considerations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address some of the issues and trends becoming apparent in aircraft electrical power systems and present a number of developments at the component level that are well advanced and will increase electrical power levels.
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